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Presented by Dixie Agostino, CPC, SPHR
Switchgear Search & Recruiting

Most hiring decisions are based on information obtained during personal interviews, yet the unstructured personal interview can be one of the most unreliable and invalid methods of selection available. Join us at our April Learning Lab as Dixie Agostino presents on the importance and strengths of a structured interview. You will learn how to compile your interview questions and how to build a rating scale for candidates.  Dixie will also discuss the pros and cons of the cultural, skills and performance based interviews, as well as the logistics of the interview. Finally, you will learn how to assess the organization fit of your candidate for the hiring interview. If you conduct job interviews or hire employees, you won't want to miss this lab!

Dixie Agostino has spent most of the last decade in recruitment and the sourcing, evaluation & pre-boarding of the top level of talent.  She is currently the Chief Talent Officer at Switchgear Search & Recruiting, which specializes in finding amazing candidates for Tulsa's best companies.  Switchgear is a Fast 40 "Ones To Watch" company that is passionate about finding the best possible talent in the engineering, energy and manufacturing sectors. With offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Houston & Bogota Columbia, Dixie was recognized as one of Oklahoma's Most Admired CEOs by The Journal Record.  She has presented on women in business, entrepreneurship, recruiting, company culture and maximizing employees.  Dixie is an OSU graduate with her SPHR & CPC certifications.  She and her husband Anthony have three whip-smart, sassy daughters and a brilliant teenage son.